Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025. Dr. Kevin Leonard, director of the Native American Institute at MSU, was speaking with a Native, out-of-state student whose tribal affiliation was in Michigan when she began to share the struggles that come with paying out-of-state tuition.

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Great College Advice

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

One of the most-asked questions we receive from families is some version of this: “What do colleges look for these days in a student?” Although anecdotes can help, sometimes the data can tell the story for you. Grades and Course Rigor Matter the Most in College Admissions The most recent National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) State of College Admission Report updated its four-year college members’ survey of the Factors in the Admission Decision.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Pepperdine students and facilities staff practice speaking Spanish and English together, building relationships and facilitating learning across departments. For college students learning a new language, it can feel difficult applying concepts in class to real-life situations, particularly listening or speaking. At Pepperdine University, a partnership between a Spanish language instructor and facilities staff members has helped equip students with practical language skills and create relationshi

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The Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

David Pleins , Assistant Director, Walker Center for Teaching and Learning, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Key Statement: Foreign language vocabulary acquisition (and the learning of information more generally) need not be a painful enterprise! Through focused retrieval practice, linking words to images, using iconic gestures, and acts of the imagination, students can learn course material more deeply and effectively.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Despite the work of teachers laying the foundation for careers beyond secondary school, The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) says there are not enough well-prepared educators in the pipeline to teach. SREB represents and works with 16 states to improve public education at every level. In their latest report, " Teacher Career Pathways and Advancement Options " they emphasize the urgency to make the teaching profession more attractive through accessible and high-quality teacher pathways

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University Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Northeast Ohio is encouraging stopped-adult learners to re-enroll by promising to erase up to $5,000 in unpaid balances as they progress toward earning their degree. Two years into the experiment, tuition generated by the 500 students who’ve returned approaches $1.6 million— 25 times greater than their canceled debt , according to Ithaka S+R, a research nonprofit focused on higher ed accessibility.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Modern Language Association members hoped to pass a statement supporting boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. But the group’s Executive Council shot it down. In the 2010s, a handful of U.S.-based scholarly associations endorsed boycotting Israeli academic institutions. But not the Modern Language Association, the largest scholarly organization for the humanities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In 1986, when Damon L. Williams, Jr., was seven years old, he and his family received an invitation to attend his friend’s birthday party at a local golfing country club. He had been very excited to attend, until the week of the event. “We got uninvited, because Blacks weren’t allowed in the country club,” says Williams. Damon L. Williams, Jr. Williams says he wasn’t hurt when he read the country club’s by-laws and regulations—rather, he was confused.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Esports has come a long way from its beginnings as a misunderstood, niche extracurricular activity bubbling up on college campuses in the early 21st century. Today, it’s not a question of whether a university should support esports on campus but a matter of how and to what extent. At San Diego State University, a grassroots, student-led esports team grew so much that school officials decided to invest in a new Esports Engagement Center inside the school library.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

How the End of Affirmative Action Is Affecting Indigenous Students Sara Weissman Fri, 11/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Native American student enrollments had already been falling for at least a decade. Last year’s Supreme Court ruling may be making matters worse.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Ministers to announce increase in annual fees, which have been capped at £9,250 since 2017 UK politics live – latest updates University tuition fees in England are to go up next autumn for the first time in eight years, the government is to announce. If linked to inflation, it could take fees up by £250 a year to a record £9,500 in October 2025, providing some respite for universities that have been struggling with a deepening financial crisis.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

As we absorb the results of the election, I find myself reflecting on a word that consistently echoes in the back of my mind: exile. By “exile,” I’m referring not to a physical departure, but to the intellectual marginalization many of us experience. It’s a label that marks us as “unwelcome” and our scholarship as “controversial.” In using the word exile, I’m thinking of a specific experience: that of academics whose research and presence politicians would prefer to erase.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Interest in Tennesse’s free tuition program for its community and state technical colleges is promising, to say the least, as the number of applicants for its Class of 2025 broke last year’s record by more than 700. Tennessee Promise, a last-dollar scholarship program that kicks in after a graduating high school student receives aid through the Pell Grant and other state grants, drew over 67,000 applicants this year.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Professors Say Indiana U Has Stopped Enforcing Late-Night Protest Ban Ryan Quinn Tue, 11/05/2024 - 03:00 AM The university implemented the curfew in August, after pro-Palestinian encampments. Protesters who’ve been purposefully violating it say IU has suddenly stopped, but a spokesperson says the policy hasn’t changed.

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College for Creative Study

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The College for Creative Studies is pleased to announce the establishment of three endowed scholarships made possible by a $2 million gift by Waltraud (Wally) E. Prechter, in honor of her late husband Heinz C. Prechter. Detroit, MI – Waltraud (Wally) E. Prechter has committed $2 million to expand opportunities for students through the establishment of three new scholarships at the College for Creative Studies to financially support CCS students and honor and memorialize Heinz Prechter’s la

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Santiago and Sarita E. Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices.

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Roompact

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

As housing professionals, we help students navigate life’s ups and downs, trauma, and a wide range of incidents and emotions—all while striving to remain calm and composed. Crystal is joined by Dr. Joshua Fredenburg, President and Founder of the Circle of Change Leadership, as he explores the concept of emotional intelligence, sharing practical tips on how to cultivate self-awareness and apply it in daily housing situations.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Can Utah’s Enrollment Boom Stave Off Budget Cuts? Liam Knox Fri, 11/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Enrollment jumped by historic margins at Utah’s public universities this fall. State lawmakers, anticipating future declines, want to cut spending anyway.

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Higher Education Whisperer

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Next on the EduTech Asia 2024 tour of Singapore higher education is Ngee Ann Polytechnic. We are in the Optometry Centre. This is a fully functional centre open to the public and staffed by students.This is conceptually similar to the Hive in the computer science building at ANU. It is set up as a computer consulting company's office for students to work on projects for real clients.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

While higher education is a path to opportunity — many underrepresented, minoritized students face systemic barriers that make their graduate-level academic experience feel like an uphill challenge. Some barriers can be financial; others can be self-imposed, such as imposter syndrome and the struggle of questioning, “will I be able to measure up?” Dr.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Federal government overhaul to remove close to $20bn of student debt for 3 million Australians Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast All Australians will have their student debt cut by 20% next financial year, as part of a major federal government overhaul designed to boost access to education and address “intergenerational unfairness”.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Colleges Deploy Meditation and Baked Potato Bars to Combat Election Stress Johanna Alonso Tue, 11/05/2024 - 03:00 AM With about seven in 10 Americans reporting that the election is a significant source of stress, colleges are planning ahead to manage anxieties in the coming days.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

How to Strategically Expand Your Online Adult Degree Programs So you’ve built a successful online adult degree program. No small feat. Now you need to keep your foot on the gas to keep the momentum going. Your first instinct might be to “go wide” with your program expansion strategy by launching a variety of new, unrelated programs to pair with your successful offering.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

As mental health becomes a growing key issue for many, college students are stepping up, not only as advocates for their own well-being but also as catalysts for change within their own communities. A recent study by Active Minds and Timely Care, titled "Mind Over Matter," highlights the growing awareness among college students of mental health needs on campus and their desire for policies that prioritize mental health.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

by Sam Spiegel How can online learning programmes help tackle systemic global injustices with creative pedagogies? How can universities build effective educational environments and pedagogies to support critical thinking and vigorously challenge contemporary forms of racism, colonialism and inequity? These are some of the questions I have reflected on over the past almost 14 years of teaching at the University of Edinburgh.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Two free expression advocacy groups say they’ve sent letters to Pennsylvania public colleges and universities “urging them to protect students’ expressive rights leading up to election day,” according to a news release sent Friday. The groups are the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Level Up Gaming has been hit by a massive ransomware attack—and company CEO Sloan Stanfield is relying on a group of high school students to save the day. Stanfield has charged them with quickly diagnosing the issue, coordinating recovery efforts and alerting law enforcement to protect the company’s data—and a $25 million investment. But Level Up isn’t a real company and no one’s career or data is at stake.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the fall of 2018, I was a student organizer for affirmative action and one of eight alumni who took the federal witness stand in the lawsuit Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Students and alumni fought to voice the importance of race-conscious policies, campus diversity, and solidarity among communities of color.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In 2024, Pennsylvania has formed a state Board of Higher Education. Can the organization create value for all its citizens and improve the Quality of Life for Pennsylvanians, or is it just another layer of bureaucracy whose major role is to maintain the status quo? The Pennsylvania Board of Higher Education is composed of 21 members , representing postsecondary education, government, business, labor and students.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Are 3 Years of Medical School as Good as 4? kathryn.palmer… Mon, 11/04/2024 - 03:00 AM The number of accelerated medical degree programs has tripled over the past decade. New research shows that outcomes are similar to those of four-year programs.

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Roompact

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

When you hear the word silo, what comes to mind? For me, I immediately think of the Midwest and a tall structure housing grain or feed or something that is very unfamiliar to this Floridian turned North Carolinian. However, there may be no need to travel to the Midwest, there could be silos right there.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

I was 24 years old the first time I visited my tribal lands in Fort Yuma, Arizona. I have always had a strong connection to my heritage and a sense of identity as an American Indian, largely through my mother’s insistence that we do “Indian” things. Beyond the countless Pow Wows we attended over the years, Mom insisted we read books on our culture, and even (without much success) attempted to teach us some of our tribal language.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

For only the second time in history, state funding to public colleges in 2023 exceeded per-student funding levels unseen since before the Great Recession. Public higher education appropriations rose nearly 4% beyond inflation last year, according to the State Higher Education Finance’s annual report. Perhaps more relevant to higher ed leaders, fiscal year 2023 saw the largest decline in tuition revenue since SHEF began tracking such data in 1980.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Rockefeller University in New York City plans to sell two paintings by the abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell to help fund biomedical research, The New York Times reported. The paintings, “Untitled” and “City Landscape,” are expected to fetch as much as $32 million when Christie’s puts them on the auction block later this month.

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The Guardian Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Research shows that those with easier to pronounce names are more successful in the workplace Names matter. I’ve written a whole book about our country being called Great Britain at a time when things haven’t been going great. And being called Torsten causes all kinds of trauma – there was the distant relative who just gave up and called me Tristram.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Dr. Lester McCorn, who led Clinton College in South Carolina for the past 7 years, has been named the new president of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. Both institutions are historically Black colleges and universities. McCorn is scheduled to take the helm of Paine College in January. While at the helm of Clinton College, he has helped the institution secure millions of dollars in grants for new programming and presided over the transition of the school from a a two-year school to a four- year

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton welcomes Jim Johnsen, former President of the University of Alaska System and Vice President of Executive Search for Greenwood Asher & Associates, to discuss his new book "Public University Systems: Leveraging Scale in Higher Education." What you'll gain from listening to this podcast: ✓ System Governance Insights: Understand how public university systems operate, their structures, and challenges in serving 75% of America's college

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